MIM5225 Studies on Special Topics in ArchitectureBahçeşehir UniversityDegree Programs ARCHITECTURE (TURKISH, NON-THESIS)General Information For StudentsDiploma SupplementErasmus Policy StatementNational QualificationsBologna Commission
ARCHITECTURE (TURKISH, NON-THESIS)
Master TR-NQF-HE: Level 7 QF-EHEA: Second Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 7

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
MIM5225 Studies on Special Topics in Architecture Fall 0 3 3 12
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction: Turkish
Type of course: Departmental Elective
Course Level:
Mode of Delivery:
Course Coordinator : Assoc. Prof. ALİ DEVRİM IŞIKKAYA
Recommended Optional Program Components: none.
Course Objectives: I.The purpose of this course is to prepare students for their individual and particular topic(s) in the following semester(s).
II. Analyzing architectural productions of various media, belonging to a particular historical period and context, reaching related sources and their evaluation.
III. Performance of group and individual projects and presentations, in and out of class.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
Students are asked to choose one close related topic for each theme, make research and presentation as following four phases:
I: literature review
II: analyzing & understanding
III: annotated bibliography & archival study
IV: evaluation

Course Content

Texts and related architectural products of various media on issues defined and described in class in line with the theoretical context defined above comprise the content of this course.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) introduction
1) Term evaluation
2) Discussion on how to formulate a research problem within current architectural theory.
3) Student presentations about their individual research topics and class discussion.
4) Research and discussion on the specified problem, and the resources.
5) Site trip for the analysis of an exemplary architectural case, discussions at the site.
6) Student presentations - preliminary discussion on the individual term project.
7) Related reading discussions.
8) Presentation
9) Film show, discussions.
10) Student presentations- discussions on the more elaborate version of the research problem.
11) Related reading discussions.
12) Related reading discussions.
13) Related reading discussions.
15) Preparation of term paper studies.
16) submission of research folder and report.

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Architecture Theory 1968, ed. K. Michael Hays (MIT Press, 1998)
References: Al hürol, Yonca, "Yüksek Binalar ve Çağdaşlaşma", Mimarlık,1994
Starrett, col.w.a., Skyscrapers and the Men Who Build Them, San Francisco, California,2006.
Sullivan, Louis, "The Tall Office Building Artistically Considered", inland architecture, 1896.
Tümer,Gürhan, "Babil Kulesinden New York Kulelerine", Mimarlık, 1999
Willis, Carol, Form Follows Finance:Skyscrapers and Skylines İn Newyork and Chicago, New York: princeton architectural press, 1995.

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 1 % 10
Quizzes 6 % 30
Presentation 2 % 20
Final 1 % 40
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 40
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Workload
Course Hours 14 42
Study Hours Out of Class 14 42
Presentations / Seminar 3 12
Quizzes 6 24
Paper Submission 3 12
Final 2 10
Total Workload 142

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) 1
2) 2
3) 3.
4) 4
5) 5
6) 6
7) 7
8) 8
9) 9